Man charged in Macomb Township break-in

A 38-year-old Macomb Township man faces felony charges after he admitted breaking into a home looking for prescription drugs, according to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office.

Anthony Joseph Leone was charged Monday with first-degree home invasion, possession of burglary tools and possession of illegal drugs. He was ordered jailed in lieu of $10,000 cash bond and ordered to return to court Dec. 12.

Leone is accused of breaking into the home of an 81-year-old Macomb Township resident who was not harmed.

According to police, deputies were summoned to a home on Albany Street shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday. The daughter of the homeowner called police after he father telephoned her and told her an intruder was in his home.

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When deputies arrived, they saw a man dressed in dark clothing in the driveway. The suspect fled, but deputies were able to arrest him a short time later.

Authorities also questioned the 81-year-old homeowner and learned the homeowner had awakened to find an intruder crouched down in front of the sink in the home’s kitchen.

When the homeowner confronted the intruder, the man apologized for breaking in and fled the home.

Police determined the man first removed a window screen in the rear of the home and finally gained access by breaking a basement window. The intruder cut his hand in the process of breaking into the home, and was treated at a hospital, police said.